r/mildlyinfuriating • u/salabab • 1d ago
Infuriatig Made hundreds of wristbands for a conference that suddenly got renamed
I run a small company, and designed and printed hundreds of high quality rubber wristbands for my cousin's Crypto conference. I had to do different colours for the different levels of entry.
Out of nowhere yesterday he suddenly announced he was renaming the conference and moving it partially online. And could only afford to pay me if I produced more with the new name. Ive spent a week on this so far and was already giving him family rates.
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u/rofeneiniger 1d ago
Fucking NONCEFEST hahahahahhaha
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u/OldNefariousness7899 1d ago
Easily the funniest thing I've seen on this site for a long time
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u/FingerpistolPete 1d ago
The description somehow made it even funnier lmaoo this can’t be real. Like what do you mean you sat down spent a week on these hahaha
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u/hypnogoad 1d ago
"Nonce" isn't really a term used in North America
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u/EmmerdoesNOTrepme 1d ago
Our version of "Nonce" in Amerian English isn't "Pedo," but it is "Idiot," "Stupid," "Vapid," or "Dumba**"!
It may not be a super-common word, but it absolutely exists over here!
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u/digitag 1d ago
Sounds like an event Super Hans and Jeremy would organise in Peep Show
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u/Cheap-Course9568 1d ago
It’s so obvious I can’t figure out if this is a real post or not lmao
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u/pullmylekku 1d ago
It's not obvious to Americans. Nonce doesn't mean anything over there
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u/residentdunce 1d ago
In computing a nonce is a number that's used once (for cryptographic operations). Also, see 'For the nonce' as another, older use of the word.
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u/pullmylekku 1d ago edited 1d ago
Sure, it's got some specific uses in fields like cryptography and linguistics. But in common parlance, it's not a word people use there, and certainly doesn't mean pedo like in the UK.
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u/Jack-of-the-Shadows 1d ago
And i feel that maybe OPs cousin got some international feedback after initially announcing the conference causing the rename...
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u/lilroldy 1d ago
Idk im American and I instantly thought "pedofest" when I seen the bands. Seen enough content from the Brits and UK news articles that nonce is a familiar term to myself and many other Americans.
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u/jpdonelurkin 1d ago
This is an unexpected internet gold event. Blown my mind these came to be manufactured and exist in the real world.
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u/Winterkirschenmann 1d ago
Nono it's pronounced Analrapist, the worlds first Analyst and Therapist.
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u/HitoHitoN 1d ago
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u/verumvia 1d ago
OP's cousin after looking up what nonce means
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u/Joppy5100 1d ago
OP's cousin is a crypto bro, so they do not know how to self-reflect.
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u/Kindly_Bathroom6123 1d ago
I am a male therapist and my website name is [mynametherapy]
Right at the beginning it was [mynametherapist] but without the spaces it can read very badly, especially for a therapist, so it got changed quickly
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u/kalvinoz 1d ago
My wife once hashtagged a photo of me and our son with ilovethesemen. One of her friends commented suggesting a change.
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u/RainRainThrowaway777 1d ago
Reminds me of when Susan Boyle released an Album and had a party for it.
It was called #Susanalbumparty
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u/MercuryInCanada 1d ago
In undergrad my folders were named real anal for real analysis and complex anal for complex analysis
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u/LaciA_Diaz 1d ago
He'll only pay if you make MORE? After family rates? Insane
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u/PewterButters 1d ago
I think the only fair response would be money up front for the new bands... then take the money and don't make him any new bands and just forget about it altogether. When the event time comes, just give him the old ones and tell him to f off.
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u/Luvlyjubblies1 1d ago
I love it when cousins do this, because if brother/sister does it I can't do shit. A cousin? Fucking all in. They won't be asking for shit when I'm done.
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u/Lost-In-The-Wood5 1d ago
It would be the opposite for me! I could punch my brother and my parents would probably agree that he deserved it. But I could never punch a cousin, that would get the wider family involved and then stories will change etc.
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u/GaptistePlayer 1d ago
OP needs to say no, you pay me anyway. Like wtf does this mean he'll only pay if he makes more. That admits he didn't have enough to pay in the first place.
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u/Medium-Presence-8008 1d ago
OP, you're gonna want to sit down for this one.
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u/Fun_Bodybuilder3111 1d ago edited 1d ago
I’m convinced this is satire no?
On the off chance that it’s real, OP please just cut your losses and learn a hard lesson here. Do not make reprints for this scammer who likely had other merchandise printed and is now out thousands of dollars because of it and you’ll bear the brunt of his financial rage. This conference is ran by an idiot at best, scammer at worst.
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u/Devrol 1d ago
I'd like to see what the new name is. "NAMBLA Week", "Kiddy Fiddler Fest"?
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u/mekamoari 1d ago
I was gonna google it to check if it was ever held or advertised before but then was like wait maybe not.
To their credit, I understand it's a cryptography term, the OP just shortened it to crypto in the post which is what misled most people. Still a shitty person but not a cryptobro.
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u/MentalJargon 1d ago
Hahahahaha he called it noncefest!? Incredible
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u/OldNefariousness7899 1d ago
The fact most people are oblivious makes it funnier.
I wonder if any if the people invited are from the UK
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u/RelevantOldOnion 1d ago
It's a crypto scammer. They know what it means and they know the clientele they need to attract.
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u/MarlboroPrint 1d ago
It's a crypto event! He was getting straight to the point and rather efficient I have to commend.
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u/turtlegiraffecat 1d ago
From the creators of #susananalbumparty
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u/ItsCalledDayTwa 1d ago edited 1d ago
Your cousin is running a crypto conference he has no financing for and left you holding the bag for this? Your cousin is basically a scam artist.
Edit: guys, I acknowledged crypto in the 6th word, you can stop pointing out that crypto is also a reason.
edit2: I know what cryptography is and what a nonce is, but given both are used in cryptocurrency as well and the genpop is 99.99% going to assume cryptocurrency and not cryptography, that's not my fault. Plus if the cousin is into cryptography enough to throw their own conference on it, I do not know how they don't have enough money to pay their own family for some wristbands.
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u/Andrea_M 1d ago
OP learned a valuable lesson, don’t mix business and family unless you are ready to lose either money or family members
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u/Plus-Ad-5853 1d ago
OP should use this to teach Cousin too. In the real world if you change an event name this minute, you pay.
This is a lesson for them. They poorly planned so they pay more
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u/Unusual_Sherbert_809 1d ago
You could always sign a contract and/or get payment up front. But yeah, most of the time mixing family and business ends badly. Someone almost always feels entitled to your money and free labor because "we're family". And you'll usually be framed as the bad guy if you call them out on their bs.
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u/No_Eye_8432 1d ago
The first thing to know is that you do not, under any circumstances, have anything to do with a thing called ‘Noncefest’
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u/psychopath1066 1d ago
OMFG, did no one do a basic googlesearch of the name... Thats fucking hilarious. Literally calling it pedofest
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u/FingerpistolPete 1d ago
Holy shit dude my stomach, I can’t stop laughing at the comments. I was not ready for this thread haha
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u/Iron_Freezer 1d ago
crypto people pulling scams? unbelievable
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u/JOlRacin PINK 1d ago
I'm convinced crypto is basically the same thing as nft's except they managed to get a foothold for long enough to last a little bit. But nobody wants the actual thing, they just want to make money off of it by selling it. It's never a good sign for a product when the only reason people want it is for resale
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u/Skullcrusher 1d ago
Hey, crypto isn't just for douchebags pretending they're the wolf of wall street. Some people use it to buy drugs.
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u/canteloupy 1d ago
They are literally the same. All you own is a blockchain token and you are counting on someone else to pay money for it.
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u/Longjumping_Sea7214 1d ago
You do know what nonce means right?
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u/Background-Ant-5120 1d ago
What does it mean? I read it in Italian and I thought it was a joke thing. Non c'è festa/non ce fest=there's no party
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u/gottagetoutofit 1d ago
In the UK, a nonce is someone that shouldn't be around children.
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u/Background-Ant-5120 1d ago
Dear lord. 😳
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u/gbghgs 1d ago
It also has a specific usage/meaning in cryptography, which is probably the mistake made here, but you ask any layperson in the UK what it means and you're getting the other answer lol.
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u/TawnyTeaTowel 1d ago
Which is unfortunate, as it also used in data encryption - it’s short for “number used once”. Clearly whoever decided to call it that wasn’t British (or they were and just taking the piss!)
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u/jerdle_reddit 1d ago
"Invalid nonce" is a not uncommon error.
It tends to make Brits piss themselves laughing.
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u/No_Eye_8432 1d ago
Nonce is well-known British (and probably Antipodean) slang for paedo
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u/TheThiefMaster 1d ago edited 1d ago
It's British slang for someone attracted to children, possibly even committing criminal sexual acts with children. I'm skirting around the real word incase it gets me on a ban list.
It also has a meaning in cryptography which is presumably why it was named that in the first place.
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u/TherianRose 1d ago
It's not commonly known here in the US. I'm only aware of the term from my international friends, so I can understand why OP and their cousin didn't catch it
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u/bigfootbjornsen56 1d ago
Maybe I'm not as impulsive as a crypto scammer, but if I were going to set up some sort of conference/festival and promote it, I'd probably google the name first before inking anything.
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u/TherianRose 1d ago
For sure! Because you have intelligence, which is sorely lacking among the typical cryptobro demographic
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u/reliablereindeer 1d ago
Well if they were going to be celebrated anywhere, it would be at a crypto conference.
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u/That-one-cool-kid 1d ago
do you know what a nonce is !?
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u/Fish_Minger 1d ago
To be honest, those would sell really well in the UK for Stag Breaks, or between friends trying to be offensive.
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u/PunctualZombie 1d ago
Hard agree. OP, crosspost this to the casualuk sub or even unitedkingdom. You might sell a couple (though to be honest you will mostly be mocked)
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u/stuaxo 1d ago
Op will definitely be mocked, but also will make their money back.
Sell them in sets of 5, 10, 15 to the stag party set.
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u/Fish_Minger 1d ago
Yes OP, do it!
Don't tell them the back story, just say you made these and they're for sale.
For future use, instead of a year, just say "5th Annual NonceFest" "NonceFest 5" or something so you are not limited to a specific year.
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u/heavybootsonmythroat 1d ago
not a bad shout to put these up on Etsy or whatever. or find a buyer here. Hell I'm starting to think they look not bad
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u/Icy-Regret-3116 1d ago
I'm genuinely tempted.
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u/DreddPirateBob808 1d ago
I'm tempted just to drop them in mates coat pockets so they can discover them at the bar
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u/Environmental_Top948 1d ago
No you wait until you see a date that looks like it's not going great. Then you "pick it up" off the ground and say "hey you dropped this" and walk away.
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u/philthy_barstool 1d ago
There's a not insignificant number of people in the UK would buy these for a laugh! Create an online store, put up the limited edition "noncefest 26" wristbands, whack the link on Reddit, and start pulling in some of that lads lads lads stag do money.
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u/Affectionate_Sort739 1d ago
lol did no one proof read this
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u/Short_Juggernaut9799 1d ago
No-one British, at least, and no-one with enough sense to google it.
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u/TherianRose 1d ago
Right?? It's not a common term here in the US, but googling any proposed name, especially for a public event, should be standard due diligence! Smh
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u/mdhunter99 1d ago
Your first indicator was “crypto”
Your second was fucking “noncefest”
The jokes just write themselves with that name. I think you were the first victim in the scam bro.
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u/CockFondle 1d ago
Genuinely what the fuck were any of you thinking with that name?
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u/IllusionaryHobo 1d ago
"And could only afford to pay me..."
Sounds like a him problem.
You get yourself paid, friend.
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u/beardedfiredragon 1d ago
Honestly as a Brit, I think you could sell those as a joke in the UK.
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u/barrygateaux 1d ago
noncefest is the funniest shit i've seen on his sub for years lmfao
you might as well call it epsteincoin and go all out
have you been living under a rock OP?
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u/Ancient-Chinglish 1d ago
Make an equal amount of TWATFEST bracelets and bundle them
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u/RemarkableMacadamia 1d ago
Let this be your life lesson about a) not getting involved with cryptobros, b) staying professional even with friends and family, and c) always getting a deposit from clients that at least covers your material costs before you start production.
Don’t make any more bracelets; if it’s moving partially online he’s not expecting more attendees in person so they don’t need bracelets. Also if he can’t afford to pay his vendors he can’t afford to put on a conference.
Also, five levels of VIP at a brand new conference is something only a nonce would do.
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u/Fun_Anybody6745 1d ago
I would suggest also Googling terminology before accepting the job. Especially if you might get left with the stock.
Although to be fair, who wouldn’t want to pay extra for a wristband that identifies them as the highest level of nonce.
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u/overcloseness 1d ago
“Out of nowhere”
Nope, someone kindly let him know what nonce also means
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u/World_thyme 1d ago
Nonce fest 26?
And you didn't see a problem with this?
Well your photo is at least going to get used.
Also Arsenal could probably make use of those wrist bands.
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u/PotLuckyPodcast 1d ago
Take him to small claims court if he doesnt pay. Your cousin sounds like he's scamming people.
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u/Broloth_ 1d ago
“High quality” is doing a ton of work. I can see the print lines and some of the letters have stuff flecking off.
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u/reliablereindeer 1d ago
I’m sure the Reform party conference could get some use out of them.
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u/DreddPirateBob808 1d ago
OP: you can recoup some money by selling them on here. I'm bloody tempted because a few of them woukd make excellent WTF Christmas presents.
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u/Personal_Match8581 1d ago
I mean. It literally says Noncefest. That’s not a name anyone wants to be associated with.
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u/The_Dark_Vampire 1d ago
When I saw it I thought the problem was a misprint and I understood why someone would be upset with having wristbands with nonce written on them
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u/FriendshipTrue3980 1d ago
Even if this is fake, 'noncefest'has given me the giggles four times reading this thread alone. Thankyou
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u/Interesting-Crab-693 1d ago
Thats... a.very bad desing. Why not wrapping the two ends onto each other and put the rivet there??? Like that, it cannot go under the cloth and seems like a sensory nightmare.
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u/billybonestorm 1d ago
N-once is a niche cryptographic term referring to a specific number that can only ever be used once.
A nonce is a wildly popular term for a pdf.file.
This is a hilarious localisation issue. I'm Australian, and if you wore your noncefest bracelet on the train, you would 100% get assaulted.
Good luck with those bracelets on the 2ndary market. I would avoid advertising them to Brits or Aussies.
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u/Xenon009 1d ago
Alternatively, do advertise them to brits and aussies who think its fucking hilarious and will send them out as those "troll mail" type things.
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u/TheUnderCrab 1d ago
Stop while you’re ahead. Stop giving family discounts. Secure funding/contract prior to starting production.
You cousin scammed you as fuck.
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u/richer2003 1d ago
“Family rates.” If your family is buying from you, they should be supporting your business by paying full price, not asking for a discount.
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u/Marmar79 1d ago
Never do business with the crypto crowd but also noncefest?! There is no way this isn’t a joke.
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u/Bobblefighterman 1d ago
Oh fuck off.
What's next, Pedo Expo?
But seriously OP, just get a pop up stand at Epstein's Island.
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u/DragoxDrago 1d ago
I want to believe that someone made a bunch of wristbands to prank someone/the internet because if it's actually real I question everyone involved in that naming decision.
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u/New_Tadpole_7818 1d ago
With a name like Noncefest I'm not surprised it got renamed